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Kid's Play Market Stand- Felt Food, Cash Register, Woven Baskets

by JOANN |

Item # 042217995P70
Intermediate Weekend Project
Cardboard Play Cash Register
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
  • Corrugated cardboard, 1/8" thick
  • Hot glue gun & hot glue
  • Utility knife & cutting board
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Paint: Acrylic 2oz - white, teal, green sea - 1 each
  • Palette
  • Brushes, Artists 1/2" Flat - 1
  • Permanent marker - medium point - white

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Finished size 5" H x 8" W x 7" D comprised of three attached boxes with a drawer and credit card swipe. Dividers in the drawer may be filled with 1 5/8"x 3 3/4" bills and 1 1/8" H x 5/8" W sales numbers.

  2. To find the downloadable pattern click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
  3. Print out templates. Numbers 1/2" H.
  4. Cut cardboard:
  5. Credit card, 2" H x 3 1/4" W, round corners, mark a light pencil line 1/4" from sides (corners square).
    Keypad buttons, one piece, 4" H x 5" W, sales numbers, one piece, 3 3/8" x 5 5/8".

  6. Paint one coat of white and two coats of color to center of credit card to pencil marks and one surface of keypad button panel. Let dry.
  7. Add pencil lines to divide keypad buttons as per template, sales numbers three rows of 3/8" W x 1 1/8" H boxes (27 total). Mark a light pencil line 1/2" from bottom edges of blocks as baseline for numbers. Use white marker to label "credit card" and 1/2" H numbers and symbols.
  8. Drawer Box: Glue back to bottom matching corners. Fold sides at mark. Glue sides to bottom matching folds at corners. Glue top to sides and back.
  9. Drawer: Mark locations of dividers on bottom. Fold bottom, glue sides to bottom. Glue in dividers.
  10. Mark location of drawer handle to drawer front. Glue drawer front centered to front of drawer, bottom edges of front and drawer flush. Glue two handle pieces together. Glue to drawer front.
  11. Keypad box: Light pencil lines to locate positions for numbers & symbols. Fold front/bottom. Glue sides edges to top/bottom. Glue back. Cut out and glue numbers and symbols in place.
  12. Back box: Match side with back. Glue edges of sides to front of back and back of front, match top corners. Glue bottom edges to bottom. Glue credit card swipe base to lower section of front, lay on top edge, back long edge glue to inside of back. Glue on top matching short ends with sides. Glue two stacks of sales # slots cardboard, matching edges and ends. 3 & 3/8" glue flush with the back of the back panel, short end line up with left side. 2 & 1/2" glue flush with the front of the front panel directly in front of the 3/8" stack. This will leave a slot to place sales numbers.
  13. Drawer box to keypad box: backs flush, mark location of keypad box on drawer box. Glue. Back box to drawer/keypad box. Bottoms flush, glue. This should create the slot for the credit card.
  14. Option: print out numbers on cardstock to use as sales numbers and create your own bills.

JOANN HACKS:
  • For added strength in construction run the length of ridges in the cardboard the same direction as the longest measurement.

Woven Paper Baskets
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
  • 6 Sheets of cardstock of each color you choose.
  • Paper cutter or X-Acto® knife and cutting surface
  • 1 Metal ruler
  • Tombow glue (green lid bottle)
  • Cricut® mat (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
  1. To make 2 boxes size 10"x 8"x 5" and 6"x 6"x 4"
  2. Cut up four sheets of cardstock into 1" stripes. Do this for each color.
  3. You will be making 2 woven pieces that are 10"x 5" with 1" overhang on all four sides
  4. You will be making 2 woven pieces that are 8"x 5" with 1" overhang on all four sides. (See picture)
  5. You will make a woven base piece that is 10"x 8" with no overhangs.
  6. Fold the top overhangs inward over and glue them down. Use the metal ruler to make a neat fold.
  7. For 2 of the side pieces, cut off the overhangs. Fold all of the other side overhangs on the woven piece and then glue the cut off sides to the folded sides to make the box. (see picture). Flip the box so that the bottom side is up and glue the base onto the bottom. Using extra strips, glue them on the inside top edge to make it cover over the folded edges.
  8. Cut another plain colored piece to fit in the bottom of the basket. Glue it in place.
  9. Repeat the above steps to create the smaller basket with the 6"x 6"x 4" measurements.

JOANN HACKS:
  • When weaving the stripes of paper, you can lay them down on a Cricut® mat to keep them from moving about.
  • You can weave both side at one time and then cut them apart. Make sure you leave overhangs for both pieces on all 4 sides. (See photos)
  • Pre fold all of the overhang edges before you start gluing to make it easier to glue the sides and bottom in place.

Felt Play Food
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
  • Felt in tan, brown, white, yellow, green and beige
  • Sewing machine and thread
  • Sewing needle
  • Puffy paint, white
  • Wire
  • Polyfil Stuffing
  • Hot glue gun
  • Scissors
  • Pattern templates

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Pretzel:

  2. Cut a piece of brown felt 3.5"x 26".
  3. Fold the piece in half lengthwise and sew up one short side, and down the long side, making a long tube shape.
  4. Turn the piece right side out.
  5. Cut a length of wire slightly shorter than the length of the pretzel. Place it inside the pretzel tube.
  6. Stuff the tube with polyfil stuffing.
  7. Fold the open end inside the tube and hand stitch up the opening.
  8. Bend the pretzel into shape, and hot glue the overlapping sections to secure them.
  9. With the white puffy paint, create small dots randomly on top of the pretzel.
 
  1. Pineapple:

  2. Cut out the pattern pieces using the pattern templates.
  3. With sewing machine, topstitch detail onto the front and back body pieces of the pineapple.
  4. Place the pineapple top B pieces of either side of the pineapple A piece and baste the ends together.
  5. Place the pineapple body pieces, right sides together. Sandwich the pineapple top between the two body pieces. Sew around the side of the pineapple body, leaving a small hole for turning.
  6. Turn the piece right side out.
  7. Stuff with polyfil.
  8. Hand stitch the hole closed.
 
  1. Bread Loaf:

  2. Cut out the pattern pieces using the pattern templates.
  3. Cut small slices into the top bread loaf piece.
  4. Place the top bread loaf piece onto the bottom piece, right sides together. Place the beige piece on top of the top piece.
  5. Sew along the edge, leaving a small hole for turning.
  6. Turn the piece right side out.
  7. Stuff with polyfil.
  8. Hand stitch the hole closed.
 
  1. Bread Roll:

  2. Cut out the pattern pieces using the pattern templates.
  3. Cut small slices into the top bread roll piece, making an X shape.
  4. Place the top bread roll piece onto the bottom piece, right sides together. Place the beige piece on top of the top piece.
  5. Sew along the edge, leaving a small hole for turning.
  6. Turn the piece right side out.
  7. Stuff with polyfil.
  8. Hand stitch the hole closed.
  9. Place a dab of hot glue under the top piece to keep the X shape in place.

Crate Market Stand
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
  • (2) 18"x 12.5"x 9.5" (or similar size) Wooden Crates
  • Cotton Duck canvas fabric
  • Balsa wood, cut to 16"x 6"
  • Rotary cutter and/or fabric scissors
  • Compass or round household object
  • Heavy duty double-sided mounting tape
  • Hot glue
  • Long ruler
  • Mint acrylic paint
  • White acrylic paint
  • Chalkboard paint
  • Pencil
  • Craft paintbrushes
  • Purchase from local hardware store:
  • (1) pieces of 1"x 10"x 6' wood board, cut into 2 lengths that measure 25"
  • (1) pieces of .75"x 1.5"x 8' wood board, cut into 2 lengths that measure 48"
  • (2) pieces of .75"x 1.5"x 6' wood board, cut to lengths of 46" and 26.5" (4 lengths total after cuts with scraps)
  • Screwdriver and screws
  • Clamps
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
26.5"x 10"x 49.5"

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Paint the wooden crates inside and out with mint craft paint. Let dry.
  2. Paint the 6"x 16" piece of balsa with chalkboard paint and let dry.
  3. Paint all of the remaining wood pieces with white craft paint and let dry.
  4. Cut a piece of cotton duck cloth to 30.5"x 16", referencing the diagram for additional cut marks. You can use a compass and pencil to make circles or use a round household object - such as a bowl that measures around 5.3" to trace circles to create the scalloped edge. Start from the center and work outward. Draw a straight line from the top crease of each circle to create stripes. Alternate natural canvas with painted mint stripes.
  5. Clamp the two wooden crates together and attach with screws and a screwdriver. Attach the two 25" pieces of 1"x 10" to the top and bottom of the crates, with a .5" overhang on the front of the crates. The 25" pieces should sit flush to the back. Attach with screws.
  6. Clamp the (2) pieces of .75"x 1.5"x 48" wood board flush to the sides of the back of the crates and the (2) pieces of .75"x 1.5"x 42" to the sides of the front of the crates so that the crates are lifted 3" off the ground. Attach with screws.
  7. Lay a 26.5" piece of .75"x 1.5" across the top of the front and back supports to make a horizontal bar in front and back for the duck cloth roof to rest on. Attach with screws.
  8. Center the scalloped edge duck cloth on top of the structure. Fold the side wings down and attach to the front/back horizontal support bars with hot glue. Attach the heavy duty mounting tape to the front of the front horizontal support bar and the back of the back horizontal support bar. Carefully fold down the duck cloth to secure.
  9. Attach the chalkboard sign to the front of the crate stand with hot glue.
  10. Use a paintbrush and paint to touch up where the screws were drilled in or leave exposed.

JOANN HACKS:
  • For a faster result, spray paint can be used instead of acrylic craft paint. Proper ventilation and adult supervision are required.

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